Sustainability at CHEHALEM

 

CHEHALEM makes sustainability a priority in every step of winemaking, from the conscientious farming choices we make in our vineyards to the recyclable wine shippers that arrive at your door.

 

Our name means "valley of the flowers," and we thoughtfully consider every action we take to ensure our valley will be filled with flowers in the future.

 

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Top read about our LIVE Certified Estate Vineyards...

 

Welcome to CHEHALEM. Thanks for looking us up — we realize our wines are hard to find, but we are committed to making them equally hard to forget. We are located in the Northern Willamette Valley in Newberg, Oregon. Well known for quality red and white wines, we focus on cool-climate varieties that reflect both site and climate in complex, structured, and intensely fruited wines, including Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, and Gamay Noir.

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Spring 2009

FEATURE ARTICLE >

Age Before Beauty: The Rewards of Deferred Gratification

By Harry Peterson-Nedry

More people cellar wine than you'd think, prompting the basic question to us about when the best time is to drink their cobwebbed treasures. This newsletter addresses that question, focusing on our two most collected wines: Pinot Noir Reserve and Ian’s Reserve Chardonnay. It also raises the question of whether aging is even desirable, tries to explain the mechanisms central to aging both reds and whites, and posits a few opinions only tenuously related to appreciating wines long-term. More...

Vertical Tasting Notes: Read our thoughts on 14 vintages of Reserve Pinot Noir, 12 vintages of Ian's Reserve Chardonnay, and 5 of INOX Chardonnay. More...

WHAT'S HAPPENING >

ANNUAL TASTING PANEL DAY
Saturday, July 18, 2009

Mark your calendars and watch the mail for your invitation. This year, members will blend a bottle of their own Reserve Pinot Noir from barrels of our four estate vineyards followed by a lunch of down-home barbecue (yum!). For details, e-mail Caroline. For more information on our Tasting Panel Wine Club.

Other upcoming Chehalem events...

IN THE VINEYARD >

LIVE from the Vineyard

By Molly Williams Hodgins

Chehalem is proud to announce all three of our vineyards are now LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology) certified . . . LIVE provides a fair and objective way to guarantee farming practices are "sustainable" or "green" and includes Salmon Safe certification. more...

NEW RELEASES >

2008 3 Vineyard Pinot Gris

2008 INOX Chardonnay

2007 Reserve Pinot Gris

2006 Ian's Reserve Chardonnay

2007 Cerise (Gamay Noir / Pinot Noir)

2007 Wind Ridge Vineyards Pinot Noir

2007 Corral Creek Vineyards Pinot Noir

2006 Reserve Pinot Noir

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING >

News and Reviews from Wine Spectator, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Wine Advocate,
The San Francisco Chronicle, and more...

PRICELIST AND ORDER FORM >

Summer means warm weather, grilled fare, and plenty of wine to share with family and friends! With 3 pinot noirs, 2 stainless steel-fermented whites, a subtley oaked Chardonnay, and a small-production gamay-noir/pinot-noir blend with a cult-like following, we have a wine to suit every taste.

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